Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.



59. MED. LONG SHOT – STEVE'S HOUSE 59.



His wife steps down from the porch, bites her lip, calls out.



MRS. BRAND



Steve! Steve, please.

(then looking around frightened, she walks toward the group)

It's just a ham radio set, that's all. I bought him a book on it myself. It's just a ham radio set. A lot of people have them. I can show it to you. It's right down in the basement.

Based on the stage direction, what is Steve’s wife’s attitude toward the group?

She is amused by them.
She is furious with them.
She is fearful of them.
She is curious about them.